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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's going to be very tricky to get a Cavapoo from anyone other than a puppy mill. [b]Responsible breeders want to contribute to the genetics of a purebred dog line. Cavapoos are trendy, small and you don't have to even show a pedigree. Classic puppy mill dog type.[/quote]

This argument is so disingenuous.  The so-called “responsible breeders” have produced a population of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels that are commonly prone to a huge list of genetic diseases, including heart failure. The “responsible breeders” could breed those diseases out of the population, but they don’t. I think cavaliers are wonderful dogs, but I’m not paying a fortune for a “pure bred” dog that will die young.  [b]Varying the gene pool can only improve the genetics of a part-cavalier puppy.[/b] Same with German Shepards. The “breed standard” calls for a hind leg that is as close to possible to a 90 degree angle, so now most look deformed and the breed has significant hip issues. Don’t get me started on bulldogs. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2016/08/02/why-breeding-bulldogs-is-borderline-inhumane/

These breeds are a mess because these breeders place the “purity” of the dogs’ bloodline and the “breed standard” above the health of the puppies, every day. They are not any better than puppy mills, they’re just bigger snobs. [/quote]

Clearly I don't think those types of people you mention are responsible breeders. I think noone should breed GSD that walk slanty- the breeders I have known that I respect aren't show dogs they are working dogs who have to have good conformation. They don't breed until the dog has full OFA rads of hips and elbows. They don't breed for looks.

These breeders are probably one in 300 or so. And noone should breed English Bulldogs. No. Stop forever.

And don't necessarily believe that one outcrossing is going to help eliminate all of the genetic bottleneck that is the CKCS.

And what I said still stands- Cavapoos are most likely from a
Puppy mill. [/quote]

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